title: [Case report: acute carpal tunnel syndrome with prolapse of the median nerve].
abstract: We report a case of an 80-year-old woman with an acute carpal tunnel syndrome. This was based on an acute episode of chondrocalcinoses and accompagnied by a prolaps of the median nerve into a gap of the forearm fascia as result of a cut injury in childhood.
authors.affiliation: Hand- und Ellenbogenchirurgie, Mikrochirurgie und Plastische Chirurgie, Schön Klinik München-Harlaching, München.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kindler
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lukas
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D002805:Chondrocalcinosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008475:Median Nerve / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D020423:Median Neuropathy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008866:Microsurgery; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D011391:Prolapse; D013585:Synovitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000150:complications; D014954:Wrist Injuries / Q000150:complications